Archer&#39;s bow.



' UNTTED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE C. SETCHELL, OF EDGEWOOD, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR T0 FRANK E.

' CHESTER, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

ABCHERS BOW.

vTo all 'whom 'it may concern.'

Bel it known that I, GEORGE C. Saro/nnen,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Edgewood, in the town ofCranston, in thc county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, haveinvented certain new' and useful Improvements in Archers Bows, of whichthe'following is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawing. The object of this invention is to provide a bowfor shooting arrows in which the impelling power is a resilient bow usedin combination with springs attached to the bow cord. v The inventionconsists of certain novel features of construction, as will be morefully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1- 'is a perspective view of myimproved spring actuating bow cord with the "arrow in `position and thecord drawn back 1as in action. Fig. 2 shows a side elevation of the bowwith the bow string in its normal position. Fig. 3 is an enlarged viewshowu -ing a portion of the end of the bow.in section, illustrating themeans for attaching the spring to the end of the bow'. Fig. 4 is a topview of the end portion of the bow showing the notch and the hole forreceiving and retaining the hook member.

. Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the bow which may be made ofw'ood, metal,

or any other suitable material. The same being preferably resilient, orsemi-resilient. It may be stralght, if desired, when in its normalposition but is preferably bent sligltly, as illustrated in Fig. 2, toresemble a w under a slight tension. This bow member is preferablyprovided with notches 2-2 on its opposite edges near the middle portion.toA recelve and guide the arrow'. The ends of the bow stick arepreferably notched as at 3, see Fig. 4, and also provided with a small4hole 4 a short distance in from In order to provide a simple andinexpensive but. strong and dura le attaching evice to which theimpelling springs may be readily connected I have taken a piece'of wireplsssed one end 5 through the hole 4 bent endso as to engge the inside othe bow,then carried the y of the wire 6 along the outsideof the bow,around through y the notched portion 3 and back against the underside ofthe bow bringing the end around in the form of a hook as at 7. In thismanner aV simple, effective and inexpensive attaching device is providedwhich is firmly secured in a most simple manner to each end of the bow.V

The essential feature of my improved bow is that coiled springs 8 8,preferably helically wound, are attached to each end of the bow cord 9,the opposite ends of said springs being connected to the hookmembcrsiZ-T on the bow'. The cord 9 connecting the ends of the twosprings may be of any suitable material, sucl as leather or string,extending from one coil to the other, if desired.

A bow constructed with my improved impelling cord is much more'eifectivethan the old style bow where the driving power lay alone in the springof the w'ood. The tension may be readily regulated to suit variousrequirements by employing springs of different power.

The portion 1 of the bow, being made of a single flat piece of metal,will always yield in the proper' direction when in use, and

with the cord 9, springs of different strength l can be readily changedfor each other so as to alter the power of the bow.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

An article of the'character described comprising aA bow member, anattaching hook forme at either end of said bow, the back of the hook enaging the underside of the bow the body oft e hook wire assing over theen and along the front of the ow, and the end of the wire passingthrough 'the body of the bow to fasten the same, coil springs attachedto said hooks, and an arrow engaging cord connecting the op osite endsof sai springs.

In testimon w ereofI alix my signature in presence o two witnesses.

GEORGE C. SETCHELL. Witnesses:

Howaan E. Bannow, E. I. OcnaN.

